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Galveston, Texas
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Galveston, Texas

Galveston Island has alternately been a home to Native Americans, a base for Mexico’s rebellion against Spain, a pirate kingdom, a sea port, and even the capital of the Republic of Texas. In September 1900, the city was largely destroyed by a powerful hurricane. This storm damage, combined with construction of the Houston Ship Channel and discovery of oil in eastern Texas, shifted the center of trade northwest to Houston. This astronaut photograph shows some of the human impacts in Galveston that are easily observed from the vantage point of low-Earth orbit. The city of Galveston dominates the eastern half of Galveston Island, appearing as the gray-white region at center right. A large seawall along the Gulf of Mexico—shown here along the southern coastline of Galveston Island—protects most of the city. To the west of Galveston, coastal wetlands are largely submerged by regional subsidence—sinking of the land as a result of ground water withdrawal by the petrochemical industry of Houston and Texas City.

Published Nov 27, 2006

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California’s Channel Islands
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California’s Channel Islands

Eight small islands lie off California’s southern coast; on the map they appear situated roughly along a transect line that bypasses Los Angeles and stretches southeastward from Point Conception to San Diego.

Published Jan 27, 2003

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Floodwaters Inundate Southeastern Texas
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Floodwaters Inundate Southeastern Texas

The Brazos River reached record-high water levels west of Houston.

Published Jun 3, 2016

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Houston, Texas at Night
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Houston, Texas at Night

Taken on February 28, 2010, this astronaut photograph shows Houston at night. Different land uses appear at varying levels of brightness, with bright lights in Houston proper, and no lights in undeveloped areas.

Published Mar 22, 2010

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Reliant Park Area, Houston, Texas
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Reliant Park Area, Houston, Texas

This astronaut photograph of the Reliant Park area of Houston, Texas, is one of the highest spatial resolution images ever obtained from the International Space Station.

Published Nov 15, 2010

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Port Aransas and the Intracoastal Waterway, Texas
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Port Aransas and the Intracoastal Waterway, Texas

Sitting inside barrier islands of the eastern and southern United States—and cutting through them in points—the waterway provides a safer passage for shipping commerce.

Published Apr 7, 2014

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Bukalo Channel and Lake Liambezi
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Bukalo Channel and Lake Liambezi

Acquired April 16, 2011, this natural-color image shows water flowing through the Bukalo Channel toward Lake Liambezi in easternmost Namibia.

Published Apr 25, 2011

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Deep in the Heart of Texas
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Deep in the Heart of Texas

This nighttime view from the International Space Station shows the state's four largest cities.

Published Jul 1, 2013

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Tigrovaya Balka State Nature Reserve
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Tigrovaya Balka State Nature Reserve

The evolution of off-channel water bodies create habitat diversity.

Published Dec 26, 2014

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Remnants of Patricia Drench Texas and Louisiana
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Remnants of Patricia Drench Texas and Louisiana

Remnants of Hurricane Patricia dropped heavy rains in Texas and Louisiana.

Published Oct 26, 2015

Atmosphere Severe Storms

Floods in Texas
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Floods in Texas

Published Dec 2, 2004

Floods